FTSE 100 takes a tumble as Brexit fears grow
Having held its own for most of the week, the top shares index finished down on the week, laid low by fears over a UK exit from the European Union
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Having held its own for most of the week, the top shares index finished down on the week, laid low by fears over a UK exit from the European Union
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All but two of the top-share index's constituents were in the red
Budget airline carried 6,861,040 passengers during the month, up 5.7% from 6,490,974 a year ago
The bank says the stock appears affected by downward momentum as underlying sales are falling at a crucial time.
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Marks shares tanked 8% on Wednesday as the firm warned that turning around its struggling clothing arm would hit profits
Chilean miner is biggest riser of the session as it sells silver-zinc-lead project
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The FTSE 100 opened with a slight dip then recovered 47 points to 6161
Budget carrier blames currency volatility and terrorism for first-half losses
easyJet's profits flat on a constant currency basis. Capita on track to meet consensus expectations.
Updates are also expected from Summit Therapeutics, Maxcyte and Hiscox
Shares in London fall back late on despite solid start
News flow for the drugs developer has been nothing but positive this year
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Also, Reckitt Benckiser, Fresnillo, Diamondcorp...
UK shares were rather muted at the off but Cyan Holdings PLC was a notable riser - up over 118%.
Major share price risers and fallers in London at 4.00pm
Metals prices are on the up taking mining stocks with them
Miners were doing much of the heavy listing in early trading
Results from WPP and the LSE both showed strong top-line growth
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Footsie closed 1.25% down as oil weighed along with the results from Standard Chartered..
Footsie companies warned that EU exit could cost UK jobs and investment
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Also covered: OPG, Tullow, Premier Oil, BT, easyJet, Hikma, Firestone
Budget carrier hopes to reduce its fuel bill with clean energy technology
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Footsie had a firm start and a strong finish but still finished in the red
The oil price is on the slide and taking with it the integrated oil giants
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Cineworld, Easyjet, ICAP, Synthomer, BP and BG Group are in the broker spotlight on Wednesday.
Wizz Air reports robust performance and planned expansion despite turbulent last quarter for other low cost airlines.
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The FTSE 100 Index recovered to stand 9.65 points off at 5867 by lunchtime
Main share price risers and fallers in London at 4.15pm
Budget carrier boosted passenger numbers by 8.1% to 16.1mln in the three months to December 31
Dixons had a good Black Friday; what about the red & green Christmas?
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While it is unlikely the Footsie will finish the year in credit, three more days of 60 points gains will see it go close
Flood damage in the north of England could see a lot of work coming the way of Britain's house builders
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The FTSE100 ended the day almost 15 points lower to 6,223.
Interims from house builder Berkeley and a passenger stats update from easyJet are expected. On the macro front, it's all eyes on US unemployment numbers.
Next week, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will meet.
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The shooting-down of a Russian jet by Turkey unsettled traders
The FTSE 100 Index dropped 79.95 points to 6225 at lunchtime
A look at which news stories are trending across webworld today....
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Concern about higher fuel costs hit shares in airlines
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The group, which also owns Homebase, could fetch up to £1bn according to reports
The UK’s main index remained flat throughout the morning session and was just 2 points higher at lunch to 6,270.
Consumer price inflation (CPI) stayed steady at -0.1% last month
The Footsie climbed 90.15 points to 6236 while France's CAC-40 gained 84 points
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Below are the main news-driven share price movements at 4pm.
McCall said EasyJet welcomed tighter security where necessary
No-frills carrier set to face questions about possible impact of attacks
Airlines, hotels and cruise operators moved lower amid tourism concerns
Paddy Power looks set to update on the Betfair merger, as well as current trading
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The attacks were unlikely to have a long-term economic impact, analysts said
Poundland and the Royal Mail grab the corporate headlines but the Fed will also dominate the news
Not much chance to catch your breath at 7.00am on Thursday, with a cavalcade of company updates scheduled.
Marks reports on Wednesday, while a host of other companies report alond with a slew of economic data.
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Deutsche says it expects strong third quarter numbers from the European airlines...
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Miners were the big risers of the day but Footsie finished flat at 6,325 after some volatile trading at the end of play.
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The FTSE 100 Index lifted 41.87 points to 6368 in early afternoon trading
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The price of a barrel of Brent crude increased 1.5% to US$52.7
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Resource stocks returned to favour, pushing the top-share index into positive territory
Tesco and Vedanta catch the eye next week which kicks off with the Conservative party conference.
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Cantor Fitzgerald has flown the target price up on budget carrier EasyJet today, following the firm's uplift in profit guidance last week.
London’s blue chips were almost 100 points lower as investors waited nervously for the US non-farm payrolls number.
Though the non-farms missed expectations, there is a tendency for the August figure to be revised upwards in subsequent readings.
London’s blue chips were on the back foot again as Asian markets endured another tough session.
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RB's not cheap, but JP Morgan tells investors to be 'overweight'
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The FTSE 100 registered its biggest one day gain in a week as the European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged on Thursday at record lows.
South African billionaire Wiese said to be interested in UK supermarkets
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Reduced market tension over Greece helped to lift Eurozone services activity in August
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Below are some of the main news driven share price movements at 4pm.
Passenger numbers for August were 7.06 million, a record for the group
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If you like airline statistics then Thursday will see you bopping in the aisles...
There are precious few trading updates scheduled from FTSE 350 companies this week.
The budget carrier revealed passenger numbers had grown - but the shares failed to react.
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The Bank of England has fallen into line with many other central banks by holding a press conference following the announcement of its interest rate decision.
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HSBC and Standard Chartered are often bracketed together because of their focus on Asian markets, and they continue their double-act this week.
Unsurprisingly, Pearson and its sale of the FT to Japan's Nikkei received coverage...
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Resource stocks all fell hard today but chip-designer ARM got it in the neck hardest of all
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Results from US tech giants Apple and Microsoft also hit sentiment.
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Footsie drops as tech stocks fall after Apple and Microsoft results.
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Independent Oil & Gas got some much needed funding while Anglo American is hit by the iron ore price.
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Oil and mining stocks bore the brunt of market pessimism today, while chip-designer ARM was hit by a double whammy
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Britain's top share index closed almost 20 points lower...
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Flying onto the news radar midweek will be budget carrier EasyJet and chip designer ARM Holdings....
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blur Group attracted 30% more large business customers to its e-commerce platforms while Cable & Wireless reported flat first quarter mobile revenue.
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Property companies feature heavily this week, but the man in the street may be more interested in an update from consumer goods giant Unilever, maker of the mighty/manky Marmite.
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Britain's top share index closed around 21 points down as traders mulled over Greece, potential UK interest rate rises and the US economy.
The German bank has taken a stab at estimating how badly the profits of leisure firms will be hit by the new national living wage.
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Scaffolding specialist Billington was climbing high after saying half year results would be significantly ahead of market expectations.
We had conflicting messages from the housing sector last week, so trading updates from Bovis, Barratt and Taylor Wimpey might provide more clarity.
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Top shares fall in London as talks between Greece and creditors break up
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German bank Berenberg has puffed up its target price on British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) to 4,000p from 3,850p and repeated a 'buy'.